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'''Egmore''' is an area near the centre of Madras
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'''Egmore''' is a neighbourhood of Chennai, previously a separate community and later absorbed by the city of [[Madras]].
  
It is the location of St Andrew’s Church (Church of Scotland), established 1821.
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== Churches and missions ==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Chennai St Andrew’s Church] (Church of Scotland), established 1821. ''(Retrieved 1 May 2016)''
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Church,_Egmore Wesley Church Egmore] ''Retrieved 1 May 2016)''
  
It was the location of the  [[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum|Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum]]
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== Education ==
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[[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum|Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum]]. ''(Retrieved 1 May 2016)''
  
It was located on the [[Madras Railway]], which later became the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmore Egmore] Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmore Egmore] Wikipedia. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000000369u00000000.html 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841] British Library Online Gallery. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000000369u00000000.html 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841] British Library Online Gallery. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
*[http://www.thekirk.in/roots.asp St Andrew’s Church]. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://www.thekirk.in/roots.asp St Andrew’s Church]. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-scottish-touch/article5163889.ece "The Scottish touch"] by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Kirk. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-scottish-touch/article5163889.ece "The Scottish touch"] by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Kirk. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
*[http://www.egmorewesleychurch.org Egmore Wesley Church] was established in 1905. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://www.egmorewesleychurch.org Egmore Wesley Church] was established in 1905. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station Chennai Egmore railway station] Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station Chennai Egmore railway station] Wikipedia. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)''
  
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 1 May 2016

Egmore
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 13.078°N 80.259°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Egmore
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links
Madras Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Egmore is a neighbourhood of Chennai, previously a separate community and later absorbed by the city of Madras.

Churches and missions

Education

Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum. (Retrieved 1 May 2016)


External links